So, I finally saw Trick R Treat (2007) and I have some (brief) thoughts! 🎃👻🍭🌕🐺🔪
Trick R Treat was another recommendation from my fellow werewolf enthusiast, Amber Stone Draws, who brought this film to my attention in this video:
Here is the rest of the Spooky 2021 watch list.
Here is the trailer:
And here is a much better synopsis than I could ever write.
So, I finally saw Trick R Treat! I am glad that I took Amber up on another referral. I liked it! It was not my favourite, but I really did enjoy it.
Trick R Treat is an anthology horror-comedy movie, with interconnected plots, non-linear storytelling, and an unreliable narrator who it out to enforce the "rules" of Halloween. The events take place in the fictional Warren Valley, Ohio over the course of one night. The thread that ties all of the stories together is a mysterious child named Sam, whose face we never see through his costume.
Generally, I liked it.
Some spoliers below:
-It's very, um, "Mid-aughts" 2007 in a bad way in a lot of places (dude bro sexism, fatphobia, Autism and "special ed" jokes played for laughs, etc.).
-There are a lot of satisfying "payoffs" throughout the film. I did enjoy the plot twists and turns and ah-ha! moments.
-I cannot deal with any child endangerment in any way, shape, or form, and I literally almost threw up at one point when I thought a father was going to stab his child. Had to skip over the "Halloween School Bus Massacre" chapter entirely.
-The best section by leaps and bounds is the werewolf one. Without too much of a spoiler, the 5-10 minutes of the werewolves and female empowerment, pre-MeToo statements achieved way better than Jennifer's Body did (or thought it was doing).The homages to The Company of Wolves were noted and appreciated it. If you don't think you can handle this movie, or don't think this if of any interest to you, the werewolf clip is on YouTube.
-The film was mercifully short, clocking at around 82 minutes. I liked that the film was succinct and felt like if it had gone any longer it would have over-stayed its welcome.
Click to viewHere is the rest of the Spooky 2021 watch list.
Here is the trailer:
And here is a much better synopsis than I could ever write.
So, I finally saw Trick R Treat! I am glad that I took Amber up on another referral. I liked it! It was not my favourite, but I really did enjoy it.
Trick R Treat is an anthology horror-comedy movie, with interconnected plots, non-linear storytelling, and an unreliable narrator who it out to enforce the "rules" of Halloween. The events take place in the fictional Warren Valley, Ohio over the course of one night. The thread that ties all of the stories together is a mysterious child named Sam, whose face we never see through his costume.
Generally, I liked it.
Some spoliers below:
-It's very, um, "Mid-aughts" 2007 in a bad way in a lot of places (dude bro sexism, fatphobia, Autism and "special ed" jokes played for laughs, etc.).
-There are a lot of satisfying "payoffs" throughout the film. I did enjoy the plot twists and turns and ah-ha! moments.
-I cannot deal with any child endangerment in any way, shape, or form, and I literally almost threw up at one point when I thought a father was going to stab his child. Had to skip over the "Halloween School Bus Massacre" chapter entirely.
-The best section by leaps and bounds is the werewolf one. Without too much of a spoiler, the 5-10 minutes of the werewolves and female empowerment, pre-MeToo statements achieved way better than Jennifer's Body did (or thought it was doing).The homages to The Company of Wolves were noted and appreciated it. If you don't think you can handle this movie, or don't think this if of any interest to you, the werewolf clip is on YouTube.
-The film was mercifully short, clocking at around 82 minutes. I liked that the film was succinct and felt like if it had gone any longer it would have over-stayed its welcome.